Indiana House Bill 1553 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Public trust land and private land owner immunity. Defines "Lake Michigan public trust land" as land adjoining Lake Michigan to which the state of Indiana holds legal title in trust for the recreational use of the public. Provides that a property owner is not civilly liable for any personal injury, death, property damage, or other loss that a person incurs while passing across the property to reach Lake Michigan public trust land. Provides, however, that a property owner is not immune from civil liability for personal injury, death, property damage, or other loss caused by the property owner's intentional misconduct.

Public trust land and private land owner immunity. Defines "Lake Michigan public trust land" as land adjoining Lake Michigan to which the state of Indiana holds legal title in trust for the recreational use of the public. Provides that a property owner is not civilly liable for any personal injury, death, property damage, or other loss that a person incurs while passing across the property to reach Lake Michigan public trust land. Provides, however, that a property owner is not immune from civil liability for personal injury, death, property damage, or other loss caused by the property owner's intentional misconduct.

Rep. Steve Bartels [R]

Rep. Jim Pressel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-17	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2019-01-17	House	Coauthored by Representative Pressel
2019-01-17	House	Authored by Representative Bartels

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1553/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/d/4/11d4f44c/HB1553.01.INTR.pdf